Food Stamps in Cape May County, New Jersey (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Cape May County
Cape May County
New Jersey
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$59,338.000000$73,702.000000$59,338.000000$59.3k40,07340.1k$21,482.000000$20,687.000000$21,482.000000$21.5k2,849$62,918.000000$80,566.000000$62,918.000000$62.9k37,22437.2k
Count number of households in category

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Cape May County
Cape May County
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty250.649351%52.253199%50.649351%50.6%15.635%15.6%19.726220%29.393053%19.726220%19.7%26.472%26.5%22.639523%17.375319%22.639523%22.6%10.178%10.2%45.419445%41.806913%45.419445%45.4%12.180%12.2%38.223938%35.110266%38.223938%38.2%5.209%5.21%46.261846%47.344982%46.261846%46.3%33.157%33.2%
% households on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

Characteristics of Households Not Receiving Food Stamps#3

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Cape May County
Cape May County
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.916613%31.920209%20.916613%20.9%84.365%84.4%4.193531%5.690705%4.193531%4.2%73.528%73.5%15.291210%23.969262%15.291210%15.3%89.822%89.8%25.064475%20.413780%25.064475%25.1%87.820%87.8%53.242532%39.270715%53.242532%53.2%94.791%94.8%7.137868%6.812419%7.137868%7.1%66.843%66.8%
% households not on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in New Jersey and Cape May County
Cape May County
New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1Hispanic2Asian1Mixed1Black1All RacesWhite346.666667%24.667789%46.666667%46.7%175656.396396%656%32.913386%19.519639%32.913386%32.9%418462.947740%463%29.513889%4.780709%29.513889%29.5%85415.131650%415%28.813559%18.876652%28.813559%28.8%102405.281068%405%18.826056%20.521619%18.826056%18.8%263264.800469%265%7.109525%9.347126%7.109525%7.1%2,849100.000000%100%4.963038%4.530378%4.963038%5.0%1,80669.808295%70%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Cape May County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%5%10%16%21%27%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Cape May County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Place in Cape May County

There are 22 places in Cape May County. This section compares all 22 of those to each other, Cape May County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cape May County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cape May County, selected places in Cape May County, and entities that contain Cape May County
0%10%20%Count#WoodbineWildwoodBurleighMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRio GrandeWest Cape MayNew JerseyVillasWest WildwoodOcean CityOcean City Metro AreaOcean CityCape May CountyCape MayWildwood CrestWildwood CrstWhitesboroNorth Cape MayN Cape MayCape May Court HouseCape May Court H…BelleplainNorth WildwoodN WildwoodCape MayErmaSea Isle CityStone HarborAvalonCape May PointCape May PtDiamond BeachStrathmere26.042984%26.042984%26.0%206118.397010%18.397010%18.4%443216.000000%16.000000%16.0%32313.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M11.040146%11.040146%11.0%12149.879518%9.879518%9.9%4159.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k8.084672%8.084672%8.1%31767.984791%7.984791%8.0%2177.409440%7.409440%7.4%40587.109525%7.109525%7.1%2,8497.109525%7.109525%7.1%2,8496.901408%6.901408%6.9%9896.330935%6.330935%6.3%44106.286187%6.286187%6.3%76116.070288%6.070288%6.1%133125.045872%5.045872%5.0%11134.029851%4.029851%4.0%81143.846154%3.846154%3.8%54152.337023%2.337023%2.3%19162.246094%2.246094%2.2%23170.671141%0.671141%0.7%3180.000000%0.000000%0.0%0190.000000%0.000000%0.0%0200.000000%0.000000%0.0%0210.000000%0.000000%0.0%022
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 22 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Cape May County

There are 17 county subdivisions in Cape May County. This section compares all 17 of those to each other, Cape May County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cape May County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cape May County, selected county subdivisions in Cape May County, and entities that contain Cape May County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#WoodbineWildwoodMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest Cape MayNew JerseyWest WildwoodMiddle TownshipMiddleOcean CityOcean City Metro AreaOcean CityCape May CountyCape MayWildwood CrestWildwood CrstLower TownshipLowerDennis TownshipDennisNorth WildwoodN WildwoodCape MayUpper TownshipUpperSea Isle CityStone HarborAvalonCape May PointCape May Pt26.042984%26.042984%26.0%206118.397010%18.397010%18.4%443213.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M9.879518%9.879518%9.9%4139.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k7.984791%7.984791%8.0%2147.496484%7.496484%7.5%53357.409440%7.409440%7.4%40567.109525%7.109525%7.1%2,8497.109525%7.109525%7.1%2,8496.901408%6.901408%6.9%9876.589681%6.589681%6.6%62286.138865%6.138865%6.1%14594.029851%4.029851%4.0%81103.846154%3.846154%3.8%54113.732304%3.732304%3.7%174122.246094%2.246094%2.2%23130.671141%0.671141%0.7%3140.000000%0.000000%0.0%0150.000000%0.000000%0.0%016
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 16 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in New Jersey

There are 21 counties in New Jersey. This section compares Cape May County to all of the counties in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cape May County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cape May County, selected other counties in New Jersey, and entities that contain Cape May County
0%5%10%15%Count#Passaic CountyPassaicCumberland CountyCumberlandEssex CountyEssexHudson CountyHudsonAtlantic CountyAtlanticMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCamden CountyCamdenSalem CountySalemNew JerseyUnion CountyUnionMercer CountyMercerGloucester CountyGloucesterOcean CountyOceanOcean City Metro AreaOcean CityCape May CountyCape MayWarren CountyWarrenMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexMonmouth CountyMonmouthBurlington CountyBurlingtonBergen CountyBergenSussex CountySussexMorris CountyMorrisHunterdon CountyHunterdonSomerset CountySomerset19.515396%19.515396%19.5%31,52431.5k118.859182%18.859182%18.9%9,565215.894518%15.894518%15.9%44,42244.4k315.395343%15.395343%15.4%38,74938.7k414.589001%14.589001%14.6%14,74714.7k513.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.774469%12.774469%12.8%23,72523.7k612.459287%12.459287%12.5%3,02279.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.192573%9.192573%9.2%17,18017.2k89.130939%9.130939%9.1%11,88211.9k98.407629%8.407629%8.4%8,808108.057176%8.057176%8.1%17,93617.9k117.109525%7.109525%7.1%2,8497.109525%7.109525%7.1%2,849126.660395%6.660395%6.7%2,761135.986324%5.986324%6.0%16,95817.0k145.949723%5.949723%5.9%13,85513.9k155.503484%5.503484%5.5%9,060165.337483%5.337483%5.3%17,99118.0k174.460558%4.460558%4.5%2,393183.421723%3.421723%3.4%6,150193.200170%3.200170%3.2%1,502203.059525%3.059525%3.1%3,56321
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 21 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Cape May County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cape May County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cape May County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Cape May County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardMiddle AtlanticFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgRiverside CountyRiversidePalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield CountyFairfieldNew JerseyOakland CountyOaklandLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTravis CountyTravisWestchester CountyWestchesterSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexAlameda CountyAlamedaWake CountyWakeOcean City Metro AreaOcean CityCape May CountyCape MaySan Diego CountySan DiegoSuffolk CountySuffolkContra Costa CountyContra CostaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryOrange CountyOrangeSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNassau CountyNassauFairfax CountyFairfax36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k125.713313%25.713313%25.7%172,128172k225.470933%25.470933%25.5%217,426217k325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k423.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k522.443557%22.443557%22.4%85,90985.9k620.740276%20.740276%20.7%62,10862.1k718.609920%18.609920%18.6%99,48199.5k816.110205%16.110205%16.1%79,88179.9k915.974302%15.974302%16.0%71,06271.1k1015.924301%15.924301%15.9%98,55998.6k1115.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k1214.729002%14.729002%14.7%58,23758.2k1314.605018%14.605018%14.6%71,42071.4k1414.506972%14.506972%14.5%90,42590.4k1514.504070%14.504070%14.5%129,745130k1613.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2212.347180%12.347180%12.3%65,11165.1k2312.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k2411.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k2511.679310%11.679310%11.7%171,200171k2611.424649%11.424649%11.4%44,19144.2k2710.700905%10.700905%10.7%75,51875.5k2810.369716%10.369716%10.4%55,84655.8k2910.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k309.908318%9.908318%9.9%30,67130.7k319.768302%9.768302%9.8%48,23948.2k329.509206%9.509206%9.5%38,20038.2k339.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k349.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k9.271089%9.271089%9.3%46,05246.1k359.025198%9.025198%9.0%296,193296k368.850218%8.850218%8.9%38,74938.7k378.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k388.289591%8.289591%8.3%29,51629.5k397.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k407.222489%7.222489%7.2%40,75640.8k417.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k427.109525%7.109525%7.1%2,8497.109525%7.109525%7.1%2,8497.020400%7.020400%7.0%77,44477.4k436.729650%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k446.504103%6.504103%6.5%25,20625.2k456.423957%6.423957%6.4%23,62523.6k466.407791%6.407791%6.4%65,16865.2k475.128164%5.128164%5.1%32,13232.1k485.022148%5.022148%5.0%22,10922.1k494.093472%4.093472%4.1%16,10216.1k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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Principal City:
Ocean City
Boroughs:
Avalon, Cape May Point, Stone Harbor, West Cape May, West Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, Woodbine
Cities:
Cape May, North Wildwood, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Wildwood
Townships:
Dennis, Lower, Middle, Upper
Unincorporated Places:
Belleplain, Burleigh, Cape May Court House, Diamond Beach, Erma, North Cape May, Rio Grande, Strathmere, Villas, Whitesboro
ZIP Codes:
08202, 08204, 08210, 08212, 08223, 08226, 08230, 08242, 08243, 08246, 08247, 08248, 08251, 08260, 08270
Unified School Districts:
Avalon Borough, Cape May Point Borough, Dennis Township, Middle Township, North Wildwood, Ocean, Sea Isle, Stone Harbor Borough, Upper Township, West Wildwood Borough, Wildwood, Wildwood Crest Borough, Woodbine Borough
Elementary School Districts:
Cape May City, Lower Township, West Cape May Borough
Secondary School District:
Lower Cape May
Congressional District:
NJ-2
State Senate District:
NJ-1
General Assembly District:
NJ-1
Neighboring Counties:
Atlantic, Cumberland, Kent, Sussex
Nearby Counties:
Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, New Castle, Salem